A meeting of the Bears management yesterday has paved the way for the move after they agreed to release Wagh from his contract.

Wagh, who made his county debut for Warwickshire in 1997, has paid tribute to the Bears for allowing him to leave.

He said: “It has been a very hard decision for me as I have spent my whole cricketing career at Warwickshire and I would like to thank them for their understanding.

"I feel indebted to the coaching staff for their time and advice over the years and I will greatly miss the company of my team-mates. I just feel a new start will help me and I’m looking forward to the challenge of proving myself in a new environment.

"Finally, I would like to thank the members and supporters and wish the Club every success in the future.”

Warwickshire Chief Executive, Colin Povey, said “When Mark approached us with this request to be released two years before his contract expired we considered the options and concluded that if Mark believes he will have better opportunities at Notts then we should not stand in his way.”